Bangalore Green News

On a per-acre basis, young, fast growing plants produce more oxygen (and consume more carbon dioxide) than older, slow-growing plants. Agricultural crops, therefore, are the best carbon sinks available. They are far more productive in this respect than tropical rainforests....

Canadian Energy Services said it would acquire U.S.-based Champion Drilling Fluids Inc in a deal valued at about $16.7 million to strengthen its foothold in the United States. Canadian Energy, which makes drilling fluid systems for the oil and natural...

Late by 10 days, the NSM does not talk money apart from mentioning that funding for the ambitious targets would be from budgetary support and multilateral mechanism under the UN system. Encouragingly, however, beyond the apparent political dividend that the...

Transport minister R Ashoka said on Thursday all new autorickshaws registering in the city should be 'green'. "These vehicles should not only be painted green, but have environmentally friendly engines and run only on LPG and petrol and not on...

Santosh Hegde has recommended action against a municipal councillor who managed to secure a government contract for supplying drinking water to a relief centre housing people affected by the recent floods in north Karnataka. This recommendation is a part of...